Axel c



'y citizen of the United States of America, re'- UNITED STA-Tas PATENT. OFFICE.

l AXEL C. v. HALE, OFy PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB T0 THE EGRY REGISTER COMPANY, OI DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

HANIFOLDING DEVICE.

Specication of Beissued Letters Patent. Reigsed Man 29, 1921 original lo. 1,246,832, dated November 13, 1917, Serial No. 31,317, led June 1, 1915. Application for To all cncern.' 1

Be it known that I, AXEL C. V. vMALM, a

siding at Philadel hia, 'in the county of Philadelphia' and lowing is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to manlfolding de-l vices and more particularly to that type of manifoldin registers.` n .autographic registers of this, kind the paper is fed over the writing table by various kinds of feeding devices, the problem. being always to feed the several `webs of aper equal distances on eachoperation of t e feedmgmechanism and to maintain the several `webs\of paper.ini exact superimposed relation during the feedi" and Vsevering operation, in order thatt/he prlnted forms on the several webs mayfbe in exact alinement.. f In order to accurately retain the webs in proper superimposed relation it has been proposed to provide a feeding device comprising a rotary member extendin across the front of the machine beneath the writing table and having two circumferential series of pins, which pins are adapted to enter openings arranged lengthwise of the webs along the lateral edges thereof, thus advancin the webs simultaneously and to exactly t e same extent. Y

To accomplish the full purpose of this arrangement it is' essential that the paper web f been ound that the openings which are in engagement with the pins are torn.. Fur- 's a tendenc for the ins to esther there l y p per support and of interleaving the carbon1 cape from the pcrforations. Asv a result of tate ofJ Pennsylvania,` have invented new anduseful Improvements in' Manifoldlng Devices, of which the folreiuue led July 18, 1919. Serial No. 311,880.

thesedisadvantages machines of this kind have not gone into extensive use.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and economical organization of parts whereby writing material in manifold form can be smoothly and evenly advanced without displacement or disarrangement of the superimposed Webs and then properlyl severe In addition to the above object it is also contemplated to provide a device whereby the writing material is advanced devices known as autographic equal distances at each operation and also to provide an arrangement whereby the amount of writing material advanced at each operation can be varied. i

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view o an auto aphlc re ister embodying my invention with the en s broken away; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal, sec- Y tional view` of'such a register, showing the gearing for the feeding mechanism; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal, sectional view ofthe forward portion of such a register showing the `holdingjdevic'e in its normal or inoperative y position; Fig. 4: isa v1ew s1m1lar to Flg. 3

showing the holding device in its operative position; Fig. 5 -is a transverse sectional. view taken through the holding device and feeding mechanism and Fig. 46 is a detail view of the web supporting plate and the relation thereto of the web and the web feedingr device. I

n these drawings I have lllustrated onel embodiment of my invention and have shown the-same as comprisingaframe consisting of side members 1 and 2 connected one to the other at their lower edges by means of a base 3 and at their upper edges by means of tie rods 4 and 5 and also connected by means of end plates or closures 6 and 7, thus providing a very rigld frame. Mounted on the upper part of thls frame near the forward end thereof is a paper support 8, over which is drawn a plurality of webs of paper between which may be interposed transfer material, such as carbon paper. `These webs of paper, as'shown at 9, are drawn from rolls mounted upon .shafts 10, the ends of which are mounted 1n the Side membersr 1 and 2 of the frame. y The manner of Vcarrying the webs across the pai sheets betweenthe same is well known and need not be here described in detail. The upper portion of the frame is provided wlth a closure 12 which is preferably hinged thereto and, in the present instance, 1s shown 'rests upon the table, to enable said'web to be written upon.

A suitable feeding device is provided for ydrawing the web simultaneously from the several rolls and moving the same across the writing table or support 8.. Inithe present machine this operation is accomplished by .means of a rotary feeding device comprising a -shaft 14 journaled in the side members 1 f and 2 of the main frame and having mounted thereon near the Arespective side members two disk like members 15, each of which is provided with a circumferential series of teeth l6 which are adapted to enter openings formed along the respective edges of the webs of paper, as shown in the drawings,

- Movement may be im arted to this rotary feeding device in any esiredmanner but 1t 1s pre erable that the feeding device should be moved, upon each operation, a distance i sufficient to advance the webs of paper equal y'size vill I have to the length of one bill. I have, therefore, provided the shaft 14 with a gear 17 whichV 1s connected by means of; an intermediate gear 18 with 'a gear 19 mounted on a shaft 20 journaled in the'side member 1 of the main frame andhavi1 ig secured to its outer end a handle `21. The ratio 'of the gearing 1.7, 18 and 19 is such that one revolution of the handle 21 will advance the webs the desired distance.

Inasmuch as the length ofthe checks or bills vary and 't is sometimes desired to chan e the mach ne for the use of aldilerent provided for changing the ratio of the gearing to cause diierent movements Yto be imparted to the rotary feeding device. In the present instance 'I have made the gear 19 yremovableso that gears having di erent numbers of teeth may be substituted therefor. In the present construction a disk 22, which also constitutes a cam, as -will be hereinafter described, is rigidly secured to the shaft 2Q and the gear `19is secured thereto by means of screws 23 which are readily removable to permit the removal of the gear. The variation in the diametersof the gear 19 makes it necessary to var the position of thel intermediate gear 1.8111 order that it may mesh both with the ear 19 and with the gear 17 I have, there-f;

Cgear` 18 upon a swinging support 24 mounte -forlmovement about the axis of the gear 17. In the l.present instance this support is in the form of a plate which is mounted on the shaft 14 between the disklike member of the feedingk device and the side member ofthe frame 1. By thus swinging the gear 18 about the axis of the gear 17 it will be apparent `that it will remain in different 'distances from the' axis of the gear 19.. .In order to retain the intermediate gear in adjusted positions I have provided vthe plate with a plurality of openings 25 which mesh with the gear 17 but may be placed at i are here shown as arranged in three series,

each series being concentric to the axis of the gear. The side frame member 1 isla provided with ra series of openings 26' so arranged with relation tothe plate- 24 that some of the openings 25 will register withV one ofthe openings 26 when the intermediate gear is in any one of its adjusted positions, thus enabling the plate 24 to be secured in this adjusted position vby meansof a screw 27 extending through the side member of the frame and into the opening in the plate 24. In this'manner the ratio of the gearing can be readily`adjusted to var the throw of thefeeding mechanism to f ee checks or bills of `various lengths, say from three and a half to Veleven inches, and that this change can be made without sending the machine to the factory and by unskilled workmen, it being only necessary to remove the one gear, substitute another therefor Vand make theproper adjustment of the intermediate. gear.

After the written billfhas been fed from the machine it is customary to sever the same b a tearing operation, a suitable tearing edge being provided on the forward edge of the machine to sever the paper. Some means are preferably providedfor holding the several webs o paper against displacement during this tearing operation; otherwise they lIn the present instancefI have provided, feeding devices of suitable character which in combinationv with the supporting and writing plate `8., yalso acts as a holding deviceA for the paper to prevent relative displacement thereof in both` the feeding Vand tearing operation. To make` the holding more effective, however, tolinsure against `displacement of the paper ywebs-relative to the feeding devices and toeach other under all conditions of'use, I have provided anA additional holding devicewhich is normally in such `a position as tol permit the free paslg sage ofthe' paper and which is actuated by the tearing operation to" cause it t0clamp the paper against the writingv table or paper support,- thereby coperating with the feeding devices to hold? the same firmly during the `tfearlng Operation, thujs preventforward wall of t ment about a longitudinal axis.l It is ar! ranged above the forward portion of the writing table a distance suflicient tov permit the free movement of the superimposed webs of paper. This device is here shown as a bar 28 pivotally mounted in bearings 29 on the forward portion of the cover 12, the bar serving'to connect the forward ends of those portions of the'cover lying on opposite sides of the exposed portlon of the writin table and to form the e opening in the cover. By mounting the paper holding device upon the cover I not only eliminate unnecessary metal and simplify the construction ofthe device but I am en abled to materially shorten the space between the exposed portion of the writing table and the point at that the forwar which the check or bill is severed, thus greatly reducing the amount of paper between the edge of the bill and the written portion thereof, this paper being often'a waste. Further, by mounting the holding device or bar on the cover it will be moved away from the -paper support by the raisreleased and moved out of the Way when it is desired to remove the aper support 8. The forward portion of tiie bar'28 constitutes a cutting edge along which the webs are torn or severed and this edge is for this purpose preferably beveled, as shown. That portion of the bar lying in front of its axisis preferably greater in weight than that portion lyin in the rear, of the axis so edge of the bar will rest normallyl upon the webs of paper but the weightfthereof will not be sufiicient to appreciably'resist the feeding operation, and because of the arran ement of the axis of` the bar the latter wi l be slightly tilted so .edge for the as shown in g be rocked about its axis and therear edge thereof moved into engagement with the uppermost webA of paper and causedto clamp the paper between the same and the writing table, thus eifectually holdingl the webs against all displacement and relievin the apertured portions thereof, with whic the feeding pinsv are in engagement, of strain. As soon` as the severing operation Y has been completed the weight of the forward portion of the bar again moves the same into its inoperative position and it is ready `for another feeding operation. In the present instance I have shown the rear portion of the bar as partially 'cut away be`- tween its ends to reduce the amount of metal and enable the `proper distribution of the weight on the two sides of the axiswithout placing the axis gratl olif center. This arrangementq however, 1s optional and the device will operate in a satisfactory manner with a continuous edge along the rear portion thereof. `The holding bar 28 also serves to retain the webs of paper in engagement with the, feedin pins 16. To this end the lower surface o the bar extends below the upper ends of the ins and is grooved, as shown at 30, to receive the pins and permit the rotation of the feeding device. The grooves 30 are narrow so that the bar engages the uppermost web of paper on the opposite sidesI of and close to the respective series of pins and in this manner prevents the uppermost web. from 'being elevated sufiiciently to permit the escape of lthe paper lafter that pin has accomplished its feeding function'it is necessary to vprovide a stripping device of some sort. This I accomplish by extending the paper supl ort forward to the end of the holding bar 8 and providing the same with longltudinal slots 31 to permit the assage of the pins of the feeding device. These slots are narrow and the paper support, on the opposite sides of the slots, holds the webs of paper against downward movement with the pins after the latter have accomplished their feeding function, and thus causes the pins to be withdrawn from their open-l lnvs.

The paper feeding devices are held against rearward movement at any point in the operation thereof -by means of a springpressed dog32 engaging a toothed disk 33 secured to the shaft 14. When the disk 33 clockwise the teeth thereof will engage one side of the dog and raise the same 'out of engagement therewith. The teeth and dog, however, are so arranged as to prevent movement of the shaft 14 with its disk 33 clockwise. Because of the short distance ,between the uppermost pins on the feeding e device and the yforward edge of the holding bar it is desirable that the feeding device should be very firmly held against rearward movement at the end of the feeding operation as a very slight `movement thereof is rotated by means of the shaft`14 counter might so far withdraw the pins from their l openings as to permit the paper to be displaced. I have, therefore, provided a supplemental locking device which is operativeonly when the feeding device is in its norrearward movement. The feeding device is mal or idle position. As has been noted the late 22 which carries the gear 19 is in the orm of a cam 4and this cam cooperates with a spring-'pressed pin 34 mounted on the Side frame memberl. The arrangement is Vsuch that at the end of the feeding operation the pin 34 will engage the shoulder of the cam and thus positively lock the same against automatically stopped at the end of each feeding operation by meansof coperating pins 35 and 36 carriedby the side frame member 1 and the handle 21, respectively, the pin 36 being yieldable to permit it, to be withdrawn, by manipulating the` handle in a well known manner, when it `is desired to again operate the feeding device. Thus at t e end of each feeding operation the feeding mechanism is positively locked against accidental movement in either di-l rection.

I `have "also provided guards to prevent the ypaper on the forward roll from coming in contact with the pins of the feeding-device should this paper become Slack on the roll. These guards comprise curved plates 37 and 38 secured to the respective side members of the frame and curved about the toothed portions of the feeding device. They may be secured, to-fthe` side members of the frame in any suitable manner. In the resent instance I have cast the guard 38 mtegral with the side member 2 but the guard 37 isformed separate from its side member of the machine, in .a well known manner..

and has that edge adjacent to the frame member cut away to form a slot to receive the intermediate gear 18. f"

The operation of the device will be' readily understood from the foregoing de-` seription and it will be apparntvthat 'after the n webs .of paper have been -properly threaded throu h the machine. and the carbon sheets inter caved between the same the bill is' written and the handle 21 operated chine is of such a `character thatv there are very few parts to become disarranged in aV manner to interfere with or prevent the proper operation of the machine. Further, it will be noted that' the paper holding deafY Vices are of such a character that no resistance is offered to the feeding ofthe paper but at the beginning of the tearing operation the devices firmly hold the paper and Y efectually prevent its displacement.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention it will be understood that this has been chosen for the purposes of illustration only, and that I do notdesire to be limited to the details of construction shown Vand described, for obvious modifications will occur `to a persony skilled'in thefart.

Having thus fully described my inVen-' tio'n, whatoI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device ofthe character described, a support for writing material, narrow longitudlnally extending slots in said support spaced inwardly from the sides thereof, a feeding device arrangedbelowsaid support, said feeding device having pins thereon pro'- 'jecting above saidslotsfand support, and

Y sai to feed the written portion of the same out Before and dufing'this feeding operation the webs of paper are held in Ienga ment with'the pins of the feedingdevice ey the groovedholder bar and are strip ed from these pins by the forwardly exten ing portion of the writing table or paper support.

At the 'end of .the feeding operation the paper is torn across the edge of the bar 28 an this tearin operationactuates the bar to clamp the we vs of paper against the paper support, thus acting together with the pins y16 of the feeding devices to firmly hold the same against displacement.

The mechanism is of an exceedingly simple charcter both in its construction and in its operation and is readil modified to `adapt the same to bills of di erent lengths.

Notonl does this Asimplicity result in cheapening t e productlon, but the resulting ma.-

means above said support foi' severing the writing material and holding the 'same in engagement with saidfpins and against the support. Y f i i 2. Inl a device of the character described,

"a support for Writing. materiahlnarrow longitudinally extending vslots in said support, a feeding device arranged below said support, said feeding device having pins thereon (projecting abovesaid slots and support,

support havina part arranged? between said pins an extending forwardly thereof tostri said pins, an meansC above said support ing material and holding the same in engagement with said pins and against the support.v f f 3. In a device of the character described, a su port for writing material, narrow lonf gitu inally extending slots in said support,

spaced inwardly from the sides thereof, a feeding device arranged below said support, Ysaid feeding device having pins therethe writing material from adjacent thereto for severing said writon projecting above said slots and support,

a cover having an opening therein mounted above said support and adjacent thereto,

and means on said cover for severing the4 writing material and holding the same. in l engagement with said pins and against the support, said severing means constituting the forward boundar of said opening.

,4. In a device of t e character described, a support for a'web of paper, a feeding device .arranged beneath said support,` a series of pins on said feeding device extending above said support to engage said web lao of paper, and means pivoted above said sup- `ing the operation of the feeding device.

In adevice of the character described, a support for a web of paper, a feeding device arrangedbeneath said support, a series of pins on said feeding device extending through said support to engage the web of paper, a cover above said support having an opening therein, a member pivoted at the forward edge of said cover and constituting the forward boundary of said opening, said member being located above said support and feeding device and arranged to keep said web of paper in engagement with said pins and against said support during the o eration of said feeding device.

6. n a device of the character described, a support for a web of paper, a feeding device beneath said support and extending above the same, pins on said feeding device adapted to engage the web of paper, a pivoted cover above said support, and means pivoted thereon to keep said web in engagement with said pins and against said support, said last-mentioned means being located adjacent said pins.

7. In a device of the character described,

a support for a web of paper, a feeding device arranged beneath said support, a series v of pins on said feeding device extending through said support to engage the web of paper, a cover above said support, said cover having an opening at its forward end, a member having a cutting edge arranged at the forward edge of said cover, and constituting the forward boundary of said opening, and said.' member being located adjacent said pins to keep said web of paper in engagement therewith and against said suport. f p 8. In a device of the character described, a support for a web of paper, a feeding device arranged beneath said support, a series of pins on said feeding device extending through said support to engage. the web of paper, a member having a cutting edge pivoted above said support at the forward end thereof, said member being locatedabove and adjacent to -sa id series of pins, and means onvsaid member to keep said'web in engagement with said pins and against said support. l

' 9. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a support over which a web of paper may be drawn, a rotary feeding device arranged beneath said support and having'a circumferential series of pifns projecting .above the plane of said support and entering openings in the lateral edges of said web of paper, of a paper holding device comprising a bar pivotally mounted on an axis extending across said support and located between the front and rear edges of said bar, said bar being located above said series of pins and having grooves to receive the pins of the iespective series, and means to retain said bar in engagement with the paper while the .feeding device is rotating.

10. In a device of the character described, a frame comprising sidemembers, a shaft journaled in the Side members of said frame and having near the respective side members disk-like members each provided with a circumferential series of pins, means for rotating said shaft, a paper support earred by said frame having its forward end extending beyond said shaft and provided with longitudinal slots to permit the passage of the respective series of pins, saidy pins extending above the upper surface of said support when they are in their uppermost positions, and a paper holding bar arranged above said support on an axis substantially parallel with said shaft and arranged between the front and rear edge of said bar,

said bar having in its lower surface grooves to receive the ends of said pins as said shaft is rotated.

11. In a device of the character described, a frame comprising side members, a shaft journaled in the side members of said 9E frame and having near the respective side members disk-like 'members each provided with a circumferential series of pins, means for rotating said shaft, a paper support carried by said frame, having its forward end extending be ond said shaft and provided with longitu inal slots to permit the passage of the respective series of pins, said pins being arranged to extend -above the` upper surface of said support when. they are in their uppermost positions, a cover hinged to said frame and having an opening to expose a part of said paper support, a aper holding bar pivota ly mounted on t e forward portion of said cover on an axis extending substantially parallel with said shaft and arranged between the front and rear edges of said bar, said bar having its forward edge arranged close to the forward edge of said paper support and having its rear portionll arranged in the rear of the uppermost pin of each series, said bar having grooves in its loversurface to receive the ends of said uppermost pins.

12. In a device of the characterdescribedklZO a support over which a web of paper may be drawn, a feeding device. comprising separated disk-like members rotatable about a common axis and each having a circumfer i ential series of pins, said pins beingl arranged to extend above said support when in their uppermost positions and to enter openings arranged in the respective lateral edges of said web of paper, the forward edge of said support being arranged beyond the upper- 130 most position of said pins and said support having slots to receive said pms, and a paper holding bar arranged above the forward portion of saidV support and mounted for movement about an axis extending transversely of said support and arranged between the front and rear edges of said bar, the forward edge of said 'bar constitutlng a paper cutter.

13. In a device of the character described,

a paper support over which a web o f paper may be drawn, a rotary feeding device having two circumferential series of teeth arranged near the respective sides of sald paper support and projecting above the same to enter openings formed along the lateral edges of said web of paper, meansto hold the paper on said support in engagement with said' pins, said rotary feeding device comprising a gear secured thereto on an axis coincident with the axis@ thereof, a removable driving gear, means for rotating the same, an intermediate gear to connect said driving gear with said first-mentioned gear, a support for saidintermediate gear movable about the axis of the first-mentioned gear, and means for securing said support in'adj'usted positions, whereby gears of different sizes may be substituted for said driving gear and connected with the firstmentioned gear by said intermediate gear.

14. In a device of the characterdescribed,

a frame comprising side members, a papel' support, over whicha web of paper may be moved, carried by said frame, a rotary feeding device having two circumferential series of pins arranged near the respective sides of said paper support and projecting above the same to enter aperturesformed along the lateral edges of said web of paper, said feeding device comprising a shaft journaled in` the side members of said frame, a gear rigidly secured to said shaft, a driving gear mounted on one of the side members of said frame, an. intermediate gear to connect said driving gear with the gear on ysaid shaft, a

supporting plate pivotally mounted on said shaft and carrying said intermediate gear, said plate havinga plurality of openings arranged therein concentrically with the axis thereof, and openingsin said frame member ladapted to register with different openings in said plate when said plate is in dliferent positions and to receive a fastening device to `hold said,plate against movement.

15. In a device of the character described, a frame comprising side members, and a paper feeding device comprising a shaft journaled in said side members, a gear rigi idly fsecured toisaid shaft, `a driving gear mounted on one of the side members of said frame, an actuating device for said driving b gear, an intermediate gear to connect said drlvlng gear with the gear on said shaft, a

supporting plate pivotally mounted on saidI shaft and carrying said intermediate gear,

said plate having a plurality of openin vice arranged beneath said paper support and having two circumferential series of teeth arranged to project above said support and enter apertures formed along the lateral edges of said web of paper, said support having slots to permit the passage of said pins, a device arranged above said support to hold said web of paper ina position to be enga ed by said pins, means to i prevent rearwar movement of said feeding device at any point during the feeding operation, anda lock to positively lock said feeding device against rearward movement at the end of said feeding operation.

17. In a device of the character described, a paper support over which a web of paper may be moved, a rotary paper feeding device arranged beneath said paper support and having two circumferential series of teeth arranged to project above said support and j enter apertures formed along the lateral edges of said web of paper, said support having slots `to permit the passage of said pins, a device arranged above said support to hold said web ofpaper `in a position to be engaged by said pins, a detent to prevent rearwardmovement of said feeding device at any point during thefeeding operation, a lock to positivelyA lock said feeding device against rearward movement at the end of said feeding operation, an actuating device for` said feeding mechanism, and a stop to prevent the further movement of said ac- A tuating device at the end of a single feeding movement.

18. In a device of the character described, a support over which a web of paper may be drawn, a rotary feeding device arranged `beneath said support and having means to engage said web of paper to feed the same,

feeding operation thereof, a lock to positively lock said feeding device aga-inst rearward movement at the end of said feeding operation, and means to prevent further forward movement of said feeding device at-the end of said feeding' operation.

19. In a device of the character described, a 'support overjwhich a web of papermay e drawn, a rotary feeding devicearranged beneath said support and having means to engage said web ofpaper to feed the same,

means to prevent rearward movement of' said feedlng device at any point Vduring the positive] means to prevent rearward movement of said feeding device during the operation, and a lock to positively lock said feeding device against rearward movement at the end of said feeding operat-ioii.

20. In a device of the character described, a support over which a web of paper may be drawn, a rotary feeding device arranged beneath said support and havin means to engage said web of paper to fee the same, means to prevent rearward movement of said feeding device at any point during the feeding operation, and a lock comprising a cam having a sto and a yielding pin to lock said feeding device against rearwar movement at'the end of said feeding operation.

21. In a device of the character described, a support for writing material, having longitudinally extending slots at opposite sides thereof, feedin devices for the' writing material mountef in vertical alinement with said slots, said feeding devices having material engaging projections vextending through said lslots and above said support, and means coperating with said plate to hold the writing material in engagement with the feeding devices.

22. In. a device of the character described, a sup ort for writing material, having longitudinally extending slots at opposite sides thereof. feedin devices for the writing material mounte( in vertical alinement with said slots, said feeding devices having a series of peripheral pinsl extending through said slots and engaging suitably spaced apertures in said material, whereby to feed the same forward over said plate. and means coperating with said plate to hold the writing material in engagement with the feeding devices.

23. In a device of the character described, a sup ort for writing material. having longitudinally extending slots at opposite sides thereof, feedin devices for the writing material mounte in vertical alinement with said slots,'said feeding devices having a seriesof peripheral pins extending through said v slots and engaging suitably spaced apertures in said material, whereby to feed the same forward over said plate. and means coperating with said plate to hold the writ` ing material in engagement with the feedin devices, said plate having a portion exten ing forwardly of the feeding devices and cooperating therewith to release the writing material from said pins.

24. In a device of the a support for nally extending I inwardly from the sides thereo character described, writin material, `longitudislots in said sup ort spaced ,Y a feeding forwardly of the fee ltherein substantially device for said material arranged below said support. and having projections extending through said slots and above said suppoit whereby to feed said material forward over said support, -and means for holding the materia in enga-gement with thcl feeding device.

25. In a device of the character described, a support for wi'itin r material, longitudinally extending slots in said support spaced inwardly from the sides thereof,` a feeding device for said material arranged'below said support and having pins extending through said slots and engaging suitably spaced apertures in said material whereby to feed the same over said support, and means for holding the material in engagement with the feeding device.

26. Ina device of the character described. a support for writing material, longitiidiiially extending slots in said sup inwardly from the sides tlieieo a feeding device for said material arranged below said support and having pins extending through said slots and engaging suitably spaced apertures in said material whereby to feed ortspaced the same over said support, a cover mounted tions thereof extendin along the sides and the material as it is fed forwardly thereof.

2T. In'a device'of the character described. a support for a plurality of webs of writing material Vhaving evenly spaced' apertures coinciding in the respective webs, feeding devices arranged at opposite sides of said` support and having peripheral pins projecting therethrough and engaging said alined apertures, whereby to feed said webs equally forward over said support, and means to hold the webs in engagement with said ins to prevent relative displacement thereof..l

28. In a. device of the character described. a support for a plurality of webs of writing material having evenly spaced apertures therein substantially coinciding inthe re spective webs, feeding devices coi'iperating with said support and having peripheral pins projecting therethrough and engaging said alined apertures whereby to feed said webs equall forward over said support, means tov ho d said pins to prevent relative displacement thereof, and means coperating with said support whereby to sever the ortion of said webs fed forward ofthe feeding devices.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' AXEL C. V. MALM.

ing device to release the webs in engagement with 

